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I'm rethinking my portfolio allocation, I wan't safe but with some
punch.
How bad is the volatility of small cap vs. large cap? value vs. growth?
What proportion can you reasonably put in cdn. small cap value?
in the S&P400?
any advice appreciated!
J.

It certainly makes itself seem like a legitimate business what with
the TV ads and so, but with these days of businesses getting away with
murder, I'd like to check for testimonials from those who've gotten
ripped off. I guess I'll decide to give it a shot if no one has any
testimonials about ING...

OPEN LETTER:
My wife both have brokerage accounts and deal also with your branch at
the corner of St.Hubert and Belanger streets in Montreal.
Today I was involved in an altercation at this branch in which a
person was attempting to push in ahead of me in the line for a teller.
(TD TOO CHEAP TO...

I am quite tired of pennies and nickels, so I started an online petition
to the RCM to stop minting them.
http://www.petitiononline.com/pennies/petition.html
My weblog entry is at
http://ransom.dyndns.ws/doug/economy/index.html#pennies2
If you agree with the petition and choose to sign it,...

My mother who is 62 and lives in Ontario had decided to have $40.000
USD invested (outside of RRSP), so she had asked for my advice. She
should have probably done that when she decided to exchange CDN to USD
at the cost of $1.60 CND for $1.00 USD, but that is another story. At
this point, she would...

I'm 28 y/o, and I have been working for 3 years. I make 50k+ and I have no
debts and I have been making my max RRSP contributions since I have been
working. I have no company pension. I am looking for a better way to
invest. My investment knowledge is minimal and I do what I do because...

Due to high brokerage fee ($29 vs. $10.99), I am thinking to move my TD
Waterhouse US brokerage account to Ameritrade Canada. I heard that
Ameritrade in USA has quite satisfactory service. Is their Canadian
counterpart reliable and comparable as well? Anybody has any experience with
them? Will I be...

Since my "financial adviser" from the bank is more interested in
making money than helping me, I want to know what other people think I
should do.
Basically we owe $150K in mortage at 5.7%, on a house that worth 300K,
owe another 6K in home equity loan also at 5.7%. I have two kids at 4
and 5...

What is an appropriate amount to pay for the services of a fee-based
investment advisor? I'd like to say "zero, since I can do just as good a
job myself using a discount broker" but it's not my money. My 64 year old
mother has $800K to invest, and her portfolio will need some maintenance...

Gold has one attribute not shared by ANY fiat currency - it cannot be
multiplied ('printed') in unlimited quantity. No person, country, entity
or interest can dilute the value of the gold in your pocket by
'manufacturing' more of it. Because of this alone, it is bound to
ultimately become THE...

On Jan 1, 2:05*pm, phil scott wrote:
as the USA heads into its collapse phase, life will get difficult,
many will go hungry, forcing people to work hard......... *and
recover.
It will take a while however nationally, given the massive debt we
have accumulated and...

Hi all,
Could someone please clarify on this: capital gains are calculated in
Canadian dollars, so when a US stock is purchased, we keep track of the
cost base in Cdn$, and when we sell and convert the proceeding back to
Cdn$, we use the difference to calculate capital gains, correct? But,
what if...

I'm new to this. I'd like to invest some money in a canadian stock.
Are there any reasons I should go through a broker? Or is there any
way to do it directly.
What do I have to be aware of? One thing I know I have to be aware of
is paying tax on the gains. If gains are calculated at the end...

Like a lot of other unfortunate people who bought into the tech
hype, i built a portfolio full of .com's only to watch my savings
take a paintful nose dive.
Now, 4 years older and wiser, and with much lighter pockets, i've
decided to cut my losses and start investing smart for the future.
I would...

My feelings are the price of oil has climbed so dramatically during the last
6 month to one year, that we are due for a big correction in the price of
oil. Any comments on this?
Also, with the price of oil and gas moving up so quickly, I have read that a
lot of industry has not been able to adjust...

My mother (65) has a few hundred thousand dollars to invest (late father's
life insurance policy). She will get a very good pension -- more than
enough to cover her living expenses (at a generous lifestyle), so we don't
necessarily need to generate monthly income. There are no debts. I'm
trying...

Hi,
The Super Stock Picker web site http://superstockpicker.agnosoft.com is
publishing free canadian stock portfolios. They pick Canadian stocks
based on various criteria, and an automatic system chooses the best fit
within the pool of all the Canadian stocks that exist.
Recently, 5 new...

As I am donning my flame-retardent clothing, let me amuze you with
my thoughts on this.
A lot has been said about most active fund managers failing to beat
the index. True, most fail. But some beat it.
Well, what you get with an index fund is basically the index minus
its MER, other expenses,...